The spirit of Penn State’s Behavioral Threat Management team can be expressed in three simple directives: see it, hear it, share it. University Park’s 11-member team comprises representatives from University Police and Public Safety; Counseling and Psychological Services, Residence Life and the Office of Student Conduct, all within Student Affairs; Office of Undergraduate Education; the Graduate School; Office of Human Resources; Office of Affirmative Action; Office of General Counsel; and the Office of the Vice President for Commonwealth Campuses. Established in 2010, the team meets weekly to discuss recent reports of concerning behavior and the proper follow-up measures.

Philip Mudd, former deputy director of both the FBI's National Security Branch and the CIA's Counterterrorist Center, will speak on "Watching the Threat: Views from a Life in the CIA & FBI" from 4 to 6 p.m. Friday, Oct. 29, in the Lewis Katz Building on Penn State's University Park campus. His talk, which is free to the public, is part of the Speaker Series for International Center for the Study of Terrorism, and co-sponsored by School of International Affairs, Social Science Research Institute, and Strategic and Global Security Program.

What issues do stadium designers look at from the ground up, and how do today's rowdy fans and post-9/11 security concerns affect structural decisions and game-day operations? This Monday's noontime "Expert Opinion with Graham Spanier" show on the Big Ten Network aims to find out. Watch a preview at http://live.psu.edu/youtube/ckZmFxcQJmk online. Read the full story for details about the guests as well as a lineup of upcoming shows, including two exclusive topics.

How do women benefit from playing collegiate sports, and what challenges have athletes, coaches and reporters faced since Title IX was enacted in 1972 through the present day? What issues do stadium designers look at from the ground up, and how do today's rowdy fans and post-9/11 security concerns affect structural decisions and game-day operations? Two noontime "Expert Opinion with Graham Spanier" shows on the Big Ten Network aim to find out.

Penn State students, faculty, staff, alumni and the public are invited to a free lecture, titled "The FBI's Terrorist Explosive Device Analytical Center (TEDAC)," on Sept. 13. The lecture will be delivered by Andrew English, an FBI intelligence analyst. The lecture event is the second of four presentations on forensic science, criminal justice and crime fiction in the 2010 Forensic Science Lecture Series. All lectures are free and will be held on Mondays from 12:20 p.m. to 1:10 p.m. in room 111 of the Wartik Laboratory on Penn State's University Park campus.

After six months in the nation's capital, Tyrone Parham is back in his office planning for the day's concert at the Bryce Jordan Center and preparing for the weekend's football game versus Michigan. Sitting at his desk, he describes his time in Washington D.C. as "eye opening" and looks forward to sharing his newfound knowledge on terrorism and event preparation with his colleagues and the community -- not to mention a slew of new contacts from across the country. The program Parham participated in was the Police Executive Fellowship Program -- a prestigious fellowship with the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) that selects management-level law enforcement officials from all over the country to work at FBI headquarters from March to September.

Penn State President Graham Spanier was recognized in Washington, D.C., on Friday for his leadership in national security. Spanier received the "Award for Excellence in Public Service" during a ceremony at FBI headquarters.

Penn State University Police Assistant Chief Tyrone Parham is in the middle of a prestigious six-month fellowship program with the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) in Washington D.C. The Police Executive Fellowship Program, which began in March, selects management-level law enforcement officials from all over the country to work at FBI headquarters. Parham was recommended for the program by University Police Chief Steve Shelow. Penn State President Graham Spanier, who chairs the National Security Higher Education Advisory Board, had asked Shelow to nominate a University Police official to attend the program.